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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

sgEngage

They are created with the biases and worldviews of those who developed them. A Shared and Flexible Understanding of Impact As practitioners of and advocates for participatory philanthropy, we believe there’s a better way. But, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks and approaches may not be as objective as they seem.

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Is Wikipedia Loves Art Getting "Better"?

Museum 2.0

It's rare that a participatory museum project is more than a one-shot affair. But next month, Britain Loves Wikipedia will commence--the third instance of a strange and fascinating collaborative project between museums and the Wikipedia community (Wikimedians). I hope you'll share your thoughts in the comments.

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Why Are So Many Participatory Experiences Focused on Teens?

Museum 2.0

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects?

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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

which heralded a new, participatory web culture. Marnie, Daniel, and Billy had been following developments at O’Reilly Web 2.0 Wikipedia is a community, Craigslist is a community, Moveon.org is a community, eBay for crying out loud is a community. The buzzword then was Web 2.0, Online social networking was just being born.

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Trust Me, Know Me, Love Me: Trust in the Participatory Age

Museum 2.0

Museums aren't the only venues facing this question: news outlets, corporate brands, and educators are also grappling with the question of trust in the participatory age. How can we transition from people trusting our information to trusting their ability to participate in museums and be respected, safe, and rewarded for doing so?

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New Models for Children's Museums: Wired Classrooms?

Museum 2.0

Curiosity got the better of me, and that’s how I met Bob Whicker, a K-12 Education Development Executive for Apple. It can be argued that they have exhausted the potential bequeathed them by the experimentation of the 1970s without developing fresh approaches for the new millennium. I don't want a plastic tree.

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Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century in 714 Words (or less)

Museum 2.0

Regardless of how museums and libraries portray themselves, it’s clear to users: Wikipedia belongs to them. Ideas participatory museum professional development inclusion. The artifacts in museums, which they increasingly cannot even photograph for IP reasons, do not.

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